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HDBaseT was created to overcomes distance limitations of moving HDMI around homes. But you may already be using HDBaseT in commercial...

Fiber Optics Trends

Mitsubishi, Thinklogical Partner on Fiber-to-the-Display
Through a joint development effort, Mitsubishi and Thinklogical announced they will bring the security of fiber optics to Mitsubishi's Seventy Series data wall cubes and tiled flat panels.
Cable and Accessories: Extron Pre-Terminated and Bulk Cables
Extron introduced preterminated and bulk fiber-optic cables, cable-termination tools, field-installable connectors, and test equipment to complement its family of fiber-based products.

Inside Scoop: Fox News, Studio H
Creating the 36-by-48-foot Studio H on the 12th floor of the Fox News building in midtown Manhattan began with the build-out of a new two-story studio shell, complete with video cabling and a powered lighting grid. As executives fielded design ideas and bids, the race began: Deadlines were tight...
2010 Best Restaurant/Casino
When Greenwood Racing got approval to build the 260,000-square-foot Parx Casino, it contracted with Production Technology Consultants Group to design all the AV and production lighting systems.

Cable and Accessories: Extron Pre-Terminated and Bulk Cables

Extron introduced preterminated and bulk fiber-optic cables, cable-termination tools, field-installable connectors, and test equipment to complement its family of fiber-based products.
Fiber Transmission: GefenPro 3G SDI Fiber Optic Extender

With GefenPro 3G SDI Fiber Optic Extenders connected between a 3G SDI source and a remote destination, the video signal can travel up to 12.5 miles.
Fiber Transmission: Gepco GP-3500

Gepco introduced its new GP-3500, a multirate 3G HD-SDI transport system that provides 1.5-Gbps or 3-Gbps fiber-optic transport with audio, intercom, and bi-directional data over a single fiber.

2010 Best Restaurant/Casino

When Greenwood Racing got approval to build the 260,000-square-foot Parx Casino, it contracted with Production Technology Consultants Group to design all the AV and production lighting systems.
Angels in the Outskirts: Telemedicine in Action

Known as the Antenatal and Neonatal Guidelines, Education, and Learning System (ANGELS), the program employs conferencing technology to virtually transport a medical specialist to wherever the mother and child live and allow the doctor to perform many of the same examinations they would in person.
2009 Best Education AV Project

The future of AV is now at the University of Nevada Reno's new Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center, a 300,000-square-foot facility and home to more than 1 million volumes. Impressively, it includes an all-fiber HD distribution system. Wrightson, Johnson, Haddon & Williams designed the building's AV...